Maria Luisa Martinez Gistau

Maria Luisa Martinez Gistau started their work experience in 1995 as an intern TV editor at TVE. MARIA LUISA then worked as the Chief Executive of Communications at Fundación La Salle y Escuela de Ingeniería y Arquitectura from 1994 to 1997, followed by a brief role as Chief Executive of Corporate Communications at ON LINE in 1997. MARIA LUISA then worked as an Account Manager at LLYC in 1997 and later became the Chief Executive of the Barcelona Branch at LLYC from 1999 to 2000. Maria joined La Caixa in 2000 and served as the Chief Executive of Communications and External Relations until 2014. From 2014 to 2016, they held executive positions at CaixaBank, initially as the Chief Executive of Corporate Communications and Institutional Relations, Brand and CSR, and later as the Chief Executive of Communications and Institutional Relations. In 2016, Maria became the President of Dircom Catalonia, and in 2017, they served as the President of the Communication Commission at the Spanish Chamber of Commerce. MARIA LUISA later became the President of Autocontrol - Association for the Regulation of Commercial Communications from 2018 to 2022.

Maria Luisa Martinez Gistau completed their Bachelor's degree in Contemporary History from the Universitat de Barcelona in an unspecified year. MARIA LUISA then went on to obtain a Bachelor's degree in Communications Sciences from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, completing their studies in 1995. In 1999, they pursued a PhD course on Journalism at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra. In 2009, Maria attended the IESE Business School and completed the Companies Executives Program (PADE). In 2015, they briefly studied at ESADE, focusing on The Global Chief Communications Officer, although no degree name was provided for this.